20-Minute Bio with Aiden Lo Aiden Lo

Ready your tanks and zip up your vests as Mr. William Van Luven and I dive deep into the surf scene in Taiwan (0:40) and his diver training in UC Santa Cruz (11:50). Then, we touch on the topic of diversity and sexual orientation with ‘Evolution's Rainbow’ by Joan Roughgarden (15:54) before shifting to the topic of biology undergraduate degrees and how valuable it really is. (19:19)

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I AM BACK! In this episode: my long-awaited interview with biology teacher and friend, Mr. William Van Luven. Listen in as Mr. Van Luven reflects on his past internship in NOAA & Long Marine Laboratory (3:19), favorite professors at UC Santa Cruz (6:42), why he became a teacher in Taiwan (12:16), education values he thinks every teacher should have (21:00), and more!

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The iGEM team and I are back with another episode! This time, I invited 4
members each from the wet lab, dry lab, and human practice team to talk about
their roles and how their products work! First, Leon and Plus give an in-depth
explanation of their antibiotic alternative – AMP (2:37). Then, Gina discusses
her work on coding/designing the team’s Wiki page (6:27). Lastly, Janet gives a
rundown of CCU’s marketing, educational goals, and international collaborations,
including their picture book and soup opera! (8:06)

The iGEM competition is an annual, worldwide synthetic biology event organized
by MIT. In this two-part series, I've invited college contestants from National
Chung Cheng University to discuss everything from the brainstorming process,
their superbug antidote, and their extensive education campaign – which includes
their very own picture book as you see on the cover! 

Link to everything: https://linktr.ee/ccuigem 

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The iGEM competition is an annual, worldwide synthetic biology event organized
by MIT. In this two-part series, I've invited college contestants from National
Chung Cheng University to discuss everything from the brainstorming process,
their superbug antidote, and their extensive education campaign – which includes
their very own picture book!

In this episode, human practice chief coordinator Janet Chen revisits her
decision to join the team (2:05), the team's slight detour towards reducing the
mosquito population (6:42), and the importance of open-mindedness (10:50).

Link to everything: https://linktr.ee/ccuigem

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When people think of biology or science in general, the first thing that comes
to mind is lab work: researching microorganisms, chemistry, lab procedures...
and all the jazz. What they may not know is the significance of field work in
science.

In this episode, we take a look at John Snow's tracing of the cholera outbreak
and China's vaccine controversy in Bahrain to see just how important field work
really is. Then, armed with my experience in both the field and the lab, I break
down the strengths and weaknesses of each. Strap on, my friends!

Music used:
Eimshore - Pillars of Eternity
Ilya Truhanov
Powerrun
Matt Large - Dusty Conscience
UncleBoris
(Anton Kazantsev)



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Thanks to my recent speech competition, I had the opportunity to chat with the
legendary DJ Joseph Lin about how I started learning English, my Xiaoliuqiu
trips, my podcast (META). Enjoy!

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